A British tobacco firm violated sanctions against North Korea
British American Tobacco and a subsidiary have agreed to pay the US Justice Department $629 million in fines
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British American Tobacco and a subsidiary have agreed to pay the US Justice Department $629 million in fines
British American Tobacco says it regrets violating sanctions by selling to Pyongyang from 2007 and 2017.
British American Tobacco Plc has agreed to pay more than $635 million to U.S.
The tobacco sales at the heart of Tuesday's settlement took place from 2007 to 2017 to the isolated Communist nation, according to both the company and the US Justice Department.
British American Tobacco has agreed to pay $600 mn to US authorities after a subsidiary admitted to conspiring to breach American sanctions by supplying tobacco products to North Korea, a US court filing and the company said on Tuesday